#soony d

[straykeedz]

day 10: lee know + rimming

©straykeedz

tw: switch!minho; kind of softdom!reader; oral sex (m receiving); minho has a big d but what’s new; balls play (??? idk if it’s a thing); hints at subspace (minho) and aftercare; ♡

wc: 2,3k;

this is part of my kinktober masterlist. you can find my regular masterlist here (tho it will not be updated until the end of kinktober) ♡

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smut below the cut, minors dni.

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The relationship you have with Minho is a relationship of mutual teaching, and you wouldn’t change it for the world. 

Throughout your nearly four years of dating, he taught you many things.

He taught you to cook his favorite dishes, spent hours with you in the kitchen, explaining step by step all you had to do, reading the recipe out loud and helping you with the ingredients. Laughing when you didn’t get the result you were hoping for, hugging you and kissing your pouting lips, reminding you that “practice makes perfect, jagiya”, but tasted your dishes nonetheless - even though they tasted pretty fucking awful.

He taught you how to assemble a tent in the woods and how to remove the pegs when it was time to go. To be fair, he also taught you how to survive in the woods - telling you curious anecdotes that could save your life in case you ever found yourself camping alone and in need of help - highly unlikely, really, but it was nice hearing him talk about something he’s so passionate about. 

He taught you how to take care of his three cats - Soonie, Doongie, Dori -, explaining to you that each of them has different needs and likes different things. He taught you how each one of them likes to be petted or which toy they prefer - and in record time you earned his babies’ affection. 

He taught you how he likes to be cuddled when he’s feeling low. This one, he did indirectly. Each time he’d come home after a bad day, he’d want nothing more than to lay in your arms. He’d rest his body on top of yours - in a non-sexual way -, resting his head on top of your chest, enveloping you in his arms. He’d want you to wrap your legs around his waist and run your hand through his hair. Bonus point if you kiss him on top of his head from time to time - he’d never ask you, tho -. 

He taught you how he likes to be touched down there. He’d want you to start by teasing him over the clothes, palming the growing bulge in his pants. Then, he’d want you to wrap your hand around his length and give it a single stroke. He wants to be kissed as you touch him. Not all the time, just a few pecks on the lips here and there. Then, he’d want you to move your hand faster, but not too fast. He likes it when you squeeze his member, especially when you reach the tip - and if you play with his balls with your other hand… mwah, chef’s kiss, he’d cum in record time. 

He also taught you to love and to believe yourself. It was a long and definitely not easy, a rollercoaster of emotions, but he never gave up. Showed you everyday his unconditional love and support, loved you for all your qualities and even more for your flaws, embracing them. Reminded you of how much he loves your body whenever you were feeling insecure and self conscious about a certain body part - making soft love to you in front of you bedroom mirror, whispering soft words in your ear. 

Minho never explicitly thanked you - but you taught him a lot of things, too. 

For starters, you taught him how to swim. Or, at least, not to sink. Took your time with him and didn’t force him into anything if you sensed he wasn’t ready. You never let go of his hand when he finally convinced himself to entering the water. A kids’ pool is still a pool, after all. “Baby steps.”, you’d said, kissing the tip of his nose. 

You taught him how to braid you hair. It took him a long while, but now he’s become pretty good at it - even better than you if you were to be honest. Then, you taught him how you love it when he pulls it while he’s giving it to you from the back. 

You taught him to love the scar on his stomach - the scar he doesn’t show anyone, the one he keeps covered all the time. You’d noticed it the first time you saw each other naked - how he’s self conscious about it. He was scared you wouldn’t like it, that you’d think of it as a turn off. Instead, you smiled at him and placed a series of soft kisses all over it while repeating “You’re so perfect” all over again - and then, you gave him the blowjob of his life. 

You taught him the difference between having a big dick and having a big dick energy, and he learned he has both. 

You taught him that communication is key - especially in a long-term relationship. You taught him to get in touch with his emotions, to embrace and to accept them - that it’s not healthy to bottle up his feelings and that it’s best if he speaks up when something’s bother him. “We’re a family, whatever’s wrong we’ll fix it together”, you’d said - and from that moment on, he never kept a single thing to himself. Needless to say, your relationship improved a lot. 

Last but not least - you taught him that it’s important to let go sometimes. To just relax, sit back and enjoy things, that he doesn’t have to be in control all the time. You chose a peculiar way to teach him that, he has to admit. 

It started with a blowjob and him sprawled on your shared bed. 

It had been a long day for Minho - one of those days when life decides to just be a bitch with no apparent reason. He’d come home frustrated over the dance practice he’d had with the guys, mad at himself that, despite trying hard, he still couldn’t learn the fucking choreography, and nearly sprained his ankle. Given that the twenty minute long shower he took didn’t make him feel any better, there was only one option left. 

His head buried in the pillow and his lip between his teeth - Minho was having the time of his life with your mouth around his hard cock. Moreover, his mind was completely blank. Empty. Not a single thought distracting him from what was taking place in the semi-darkness of your bedroom. He entangled his fingers in your hair, pushing you down on his cock until you had most of his length in your mouth - actually, in your throat. Another thing he taught you - how to deepthroat that massive cock of his without gagging nor choking on it.

“Like that, jagiya.”, he moaned, pushing your head closer to his groin, your nose pressed against the skin of his lower abdomen. Then, he lifted his hips to meet your mouth. “You know how much I like it when you act like a slut for my cock.”, he grunted. You moaned around his length, aroused by his words. 

“You can’t get enough of it, do you?”, he thrusted his cock inside your mouth once again, and you did your best breathing through your nose while trying to stuff all of his length inside of you. “Of course not, you love this cock, don’t you?”, you tried your best to nod, but it was really fucking hard with a seven-inches dick shoved down your throat. 

“I love you so much.”, he groaned. “You’re so good to me - letting me use your mouth when you know I’ve had a rough day.”, he gripped your hair tighter. “Makin’ me forget everything…”

That’s when you released him from your mouth. He looked panicked for a second, worried he’d accidentally hurt you or been too rough. He hadn’t, of course, you just had a better idea in mind. One that, hopefully, would help him relax even more. 

“How bad did you say your day was?”, you placed a kiss on his inner thigh, hand lazily pumping his cock. 

“On a scale from one to ten?”, he asked. 

“Mh-hm.”

“A solid nine.”, he let out a heavy sigh. “Why?”

You placed a series of kisses that went from his inner thigh to his groin, teeth delicately brushing his skin, then licked the underside of his shaft. He shivered. 

“I can help you relax.” Another lick. 

“You’re already helping me relax, jagi.” Minho pointed out. “And you’re doing a pretty good job at it.”, he caressed your temple with his thumb, looking you in the eye. 

“Yeah, well… I can do an even better job.”, you said confidently. 

Minho quirked an eyebrow at you, clearly intrigued by your proposition. “Well, then. I’m all yours.”, he bit his lower lip, smirking at you. 

“Just… relax and enjoy. Let me do all the work.”

You kept on kissing the sensitive skin of his groin with his hard shaft in your hand, neglecting it, not giving it any attention, and for a solid minute there, Minho was beyond confused - but he didn’t say anything. However, his cheeks flushed red when the tip of your nose brushed the skin of his balls - his weak spot. 

“Please.”, the word came out as a whisper, as if he didn’t want to say it out loud and it just slipped. 

You smirked cockily, your other hand caressing his inner thigh as you repeated your previous motion, earning a desperate sigh from Minho. Then, you released his hard cock from your grip, letting it slap on his abdomen, and gently cupped his balls with the palm of your hand. This time, he let out a high-pitched sound. “You like it when I play with you balls like this, don’t you?”, you teased, although you already knew the answer. 

“Yes- yes, I love it.” Minho whimpered. “Need more.” 

“More?”, you repeated, placing an open-mouthed kiss on his inner thigh while you kept playing with his balls, gently squeezing them, knowing well that it drove him crazy. You knew what he wanted - you just wanted him to say it. 

“Yes, please.”, he whined. 

“What do you need me to do?”

His cheeks turned incredibly red as he swallowed the lump in his throat before whispering - “In your mouth. Please.” 

You decided to give him exactly what he’d so diligently asked for, without teasing him further. After all, your mission was to make him feel good and to get him relaxed. So you moved your mouth from his thigh to his balls, placing a soft kiss on his sensitive skin before sticking your tongue out and licking. He kicked his head back and rolled his eyes in the back of his skull at the feeling - familiar, but at the same time never the same. 

By the time you put them in your mouth he was already a shivering mess under your touch, and he could already feel the familiar, warm feeling in his stomach, signaling that his orgasm was approaching, even if from just a simple touch. Your saliva was dripping all over his balls, so you stuck your tongue out to lick it off, brushing against the sensitive skin between his balls and rim in the process - and boy, Minho didn’t even know he was capable of letting out such a high-pitched sound.

“Oh, my-“, he was cut off by you, placing your tongue flat on his rim, widening his eyes as he could feel his legs starting to tremble. 

“Tell me if you want me to stop.”, you snapped your head in his direction, looking him in the eye. Him being comfortable with this was what mattered the most to you, and no matter how much you were enjoying this - which was a lot -, if Minho didn’t feel like it, you’d stop immediately. 

“I don’t…”, even his ears were red now. “I don’t want you to stop.”, he admitted, flustered. 

You smirked, before placing your tongue back on his hole. This was new territory for both of you - although you’d be lying if you said you hadn’t thought about it before. 

“Spread your legs wider, baby.”, you instructed, tapping on his knee with your fingers. 

He obeyed, giving you full access to his most intimate parts, now fully exposed to you. You collected some of your saliva in your mouth before letting it drip directly onto his tight hole, still very much unexplored, and then latched your mouth on it, using your tongue to spread it all over. 

Minho fisted the sheets beneath him so hard his knuckles turned white - the feeling was too overwhelming in the best way possible, and he was pretty sure he was going to cum practically untouched. Well, without having his cock touched, at least - but it was gonna be worth it. Your tongue circled his hole a few times before you closed your lips around it while lapping at it. 

“I’m so close.”, he whimpered, chest rising as he panted heavily, toes already curling as he flexed the muscles of his thighs, on the verge of his orgasm. 

Your fingers on his balls was the final straw for him. His body trembled as he released, shooting his load onto his stomach as he let a series of high-pitched whimpers and incoherent words fall from his lips. Of all of the orgasms Minho had experienced - this was without a doubt the most intense and mind-blowing, practically sending him to another dimension. 

He lay there for a while, taking deep breaths as he came off of his high, feeling extremely light all of a sudden - absolutely no trace of worries or problems or frustration in his mind. 

“Baby?”, you called him by his pet name. 

“Hm?”, a faint hum was all he manage to get out, not even able to open his eyes. So, so relaxed and light, his whole body felt jelly. 

“C’mon, baby, let’s get you cleaned up and then off to bed.”, you kissed his temple softly. 

“Mmm, ‘kay. Love you.”, he slurred his words. 

Yeah - Minho learned that day that maybe it’s okay not to be in control of everything for once and just live the moment.

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[hee0soo]

Betrayed and Replaced

Summary: Minho is in shock at how quickly he got replaced!

Disclaimer: this fic is written and copyrighted by ©hee0soo on tumblr. do not rewrite or repost on any other plattforms without my permission.

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“I guess this is a lesson in not trusting people, right?” Minho whined at you, looking utterly devastated as you were sitting in the middle of his parent’s living room!

“Oh don´t be so dramatic you big baby! It´s not like I killed someone!”

Rolling your eyes at his dramatic behavior, you returned your attention to the 3 fur balls who were circling you and the treats you had like sharks would an injured seal.

With Soonie curling himself up in your lap and Doongie almost yelling at you to receive the same attention as his brother, it left Dori sitting next to you and munching on the little snacks you were giving the youngest.

“You might as well kill me at this point! My children have left me for you! How could I not feel absolutely betrayed by all of you?”

In the background you could hear Minho´s mom snorting in amusement.

The boy, also having heard his mother being amused by the antics of her son, glared into the direction of where the insulting noise came from.

He wasn´t used to not having all of his kids unrivaled attention or at least not used to having to share it with another person!

Treats, Snacks and food? They´d immediately leave him for that but another person? No, that had not happened before, not even when Felix had come over that one time!

“Dong Dong-ah! Come cuddle your daddy please?” he tried to talk the talkative cat into coming over to where he stood in the doorway to the kitchen.

Doongie stopped his concert for a moment to glare at the dancer before returning his attention back to you. His little nose was tickling your bare arm as he sniffed you, only to rub his head against you.

Minho, horrified at being ignored again, huffed and put his hand on his chest, holding his wounded heart!

“Ignored, cast aside and replaced by my own girlfriend! How could you 4 brats do that to me?”

Your boyfriend received 4 very unimpressed looks by you and the cats and just as he wanted to defend himself further, he felt a hand slap in on the back of his head!

“Lee Minho! You do not call this lovely girl a brat in MY company!”

Flinching slightly at the gentle pat to his head by his mother, Minho barely held back a curse at her and you had to hold yourself back from snorting at the face he was making.

“Eomma, not you too!”

His mom shrugged and winked at you. Leaving you and her son alone in the living room.

Yes, this was definitely the mother of Lee Minho! Just as savage and just as lovable!

“Great so my girl didn´t just steal my cats heart but also my eommas! What´s next? You gonna debut with Stray Kids next comeback? Steal STAYs from me?”

Watching him lose his marbles over the situation had you in shambles. The situation was just too funny as to not laugh at Minho´s pout.

“Don´t worry yeobo, yours is the only heart I want to steal!” you smiled at him and the redness suddenly coating his neck and ears.

The boy did not expect the sudden confession and was stunned to silence. Fidgeting in his place he didn´t know where to look all of a sudden. Way to flustered to react.

You reached out to him with your hand, wanting him to take it and sit with you to cuddle the cats together.

“Please come play with us?”

One thing he always crumbled to was when you acted cute! Didn´t matter how often you did it, the dancer caved ever, single, time!

And that´s what you used to your advantage right now!

Your voice pitched just the slightest bit higher while batting your lashes at him with the softest pout you could muster and it worked like a charm.

The combination of what you were doing with his children surrounding you was, even if he played the huffy boyfriend, a heartwarming sight to him!

 Your boyfriend came to sit at your side, basically taking Dori´s place who instead now was rubbing herself against her dad!

Sonnie stretched a little to also sniff at the boy while Doongie decided to continue ignoring him.

Used to his middle childs antics, Minho rolled his eyes fondly at him.

“See, they want you here with us just as much I do!” you spoke as you were bending down to pet the orange cats ears in your lap.

Fondness came over Minho as he watched to gentleness of your patting and brushing through Soonies fur.

His hand found its place under your chin, forcing your head up and making you face him.

Your eyes found his and for a moment you just looked at each other, basking in the presence of the other! Minho trailed his thumb over your lower lip ever so slightly before you leaned in to place your lips against his!

Eyes shut you just enjoyed the feeling of having him close, moving your lips against his!

Forehead leaning against yours he used his second hand he placed it on your neck, caressing the skin there with feathery light touches.

The kiss was broken by Minho pulling back just barely so his mouth stayed hovering over yours.

“I love you!” he whispered and you could feel his breath hitting your skin.

Instead of answering, you kissed him again.

The moment was broken however by Doongie attacking your foot! Having lost your attention to his dad was apparently not something the cat was happy about.

Letting out a little squeak at the claws and teeth suddenly stuck in your toes, you pulled away from your boyfriend and Minho almost howled in laughter.

“Yah, don´t laugh at my pain!” you complained.

“I- I´m sorry jagi-ya, but that was hilarious!” he beamed at you.

“You´re so mean to mee!”

Minho pulled you towards him, hugging you tightly and kissing your forehead finally calming down from his glee.

You melted into the touch, reaching over to Dori and running your fingers over her head!

Raveling in the comfortable feeling for a while and enjoying the silence of the room, you couldn´t help but ask,

“So, daddy huh?”

Minho groaned exasperated.

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[jaehyunsprincesspeach]

Hi🤗 so i see that your requests are open and so i was wondering if you could do headcanons/a reaction for skz where their s/o is an animal magnet.💐💞

Don't forget to stay healthy~ ໒꒰ྀི´ ˘ ` ꒱ྀིა

I love this so much omg this is so cute!!

Thank you so much for the request, and I hope you are well <3

All the love ~ lunar

SKZ’s S/O is an Animal Lover

skz ot8 x gn!reader

so much fluff

Bang Chan

The first time Chan sees a stray animal walk up to you, he’s shocked and slightly worried that the animal could make you sick

Naturally to keep you safe, he’s gonna try to convince you not to pet it

Might even steer you away if the two of you are walking

It’s not that he doesn’t like animals, it’s just that he doesn’t want anything to happen to you

Sees that the animal is following the two of you, and you can’t hide your excitement, as if this doesn’t always happen to you (but he doesn’t know that)

“But Channie it’s so cute!!” When he sees your eyes light up, he can’t resist and gives in to letting you pet the animal

When he sees you crouch down to pet the animal, and sees the animal instantly embrace your love, his heart MELTS

He already knows how loving you are, you show it to him every day

But seeing it with animals too has him in awe of you more than he already is

The way that they naturally gravitate to you is so endearing to him

He just HAS to snap a couple of pictures of the moment

Which will absolutely become his lock screen photo

Loves how you love animals, thinks it’s the cutest thing in the world

Lee Know

We all know that Lee Know is a cat magnet

But when he finds out you are too?? Omg he doesn’t even know what to do with himself

The first time he sees it is when he takes you to meet Sooni Doongi and Dori

The way that his three babies immediately embrace you and want to cuddle with you makes his heart melt

Like he walked out of the room to get you some water and when he comes back all three of them are all over your lap, and he is left speechless

Might even be slightly jealous, but the sight is too adorable for him to say anything

The next time is when the two of you are out camping together, and a stray cat walks up and starts rubbing up against your ankles

He’s a little shocked at first, because it’s something that happens to him often, so he’ll just blink at you a few times like hello? Where’s my love?

After the cat does the same to him, he’s happy, even though the cat returns to you

Another one to take pictures of the moment

The stray cat becomes his home screen photo, and the one he took with Sooni Doongi and Dori is his lock screen

He won’t tell you this, of course, it’ll just show up one day, but when he’s away, those are some of his favorite pictures of you to look at <3

Changbin

The first time a random animal comes walking up to you, Changbin doesn’t think much of it

Though he finds it adorable the way that you embrace it with open arms

He honestly probably won’t say anything until like the third time it happens

“Animals are always coming up to you… they probably can sense how loving you are” he says with a wink

Doesn’t really make a huge deal about it, however, he thinks it’s the most adorable thing ever

The way you crouch down and start loving on the animal warms his heart

He already thinks you’re the cutest thing to ever exist, but seeing you with animals?? This man is in heaven

Being that he is allergic to cats, he makes you wash your hands before he will hold you again

Honestly if an animal does come up to you, he might coo at you from a distance

Regardless his heart is pounding out of his chest every time it happens

Wishes he could get an animal with you but I mean, probably not the best idea

Just loves how loving you are, not only with him, but with animals too !!

Hyunjin

To Hyunjin, you are the most precious thing in his life

In his mind there is not anything that could make his heart melt faster than seeing your smile

That is, until he sees you smiling and petting the dog that seems to have been following the two of you while out on a walk

The second he sees you bend down and pet the dog, i swear he’s on the verge of tears

Secretly takes pictures of the moment so that he can paint them later

Immediately, his first thought is how you would be with Kkami

If this random dog followed you, he’s sure Kkami would love you (secretly a big thing for him, Kkami approval is a must)

Seeing your small stature crouched down loving on this random dog makes him smile wider than he ever has before

He’ll join you, and like the dog receiving all the love in the world, he’s in heaven too simply seeing you display your love for animals

When you meet Kkami, he’s beyond jealous that Kkami like you more than him

The fact that Kkami listens when you call, and curls up in your lap, Hyunjin is going to fake his death

Deep down, it’s because the sight makes him beyond happy, but our dramatic boy is gonna say it’s because Kkami should love him more

Deep down, he’s really not that upset about it

He’s already so in love with you, and your heart of gold, but seeing this made him fall for you all over again, even harder

Han

I really feel like Han would be shocked at the fact that animals love you so much

Like, how could they? You’re his, and he doesn’t want to share you

But when he sees you playing with a stray animal outside of a cafe, and sees the smile on your face

Ohhhhh goodness, he’s on his knees worshiping the perfection that you are

Anything that makes you happy, makes him happy

He’s always trying to bring a smile to your face, simply because he loves to see you smile and hear you laugh

So when he sees you smiling at the stray animal, his heart is so warm

Honestly, he’s just so soft for you, anything that brings you happiness is his favorite thing

After he finds out animals are naturally attached to you, and that you love animals, he starts taking you to anywhere where animals are present

Whether its a petting zoo, or an animal cafe, he’s taking you there on a date

Loves loves to see how soft and cuddly you get with animals

The way that you curl up and try to make yourself smaller so that you don’t scare them away is the cutest thing to him

He knows how gentle you are and it makes him fall in love all over again with you when he sees how sweet you are to animals

Something about it just makes his heart flutter, but he can’t really explain it

He just loves you and seeing you happy makes him the happiest man alive

Felix

This sunshine omg he’s head over heels for you as is

But when he finds out you’re an animal magnet, he’s even more attached to you

You are the sunshine in his life, so seeing you happy is something that he would go to the ends of the earth to see

Seeing the way that you smile at animals and how happy you are interacting them honestly makes him tear up a little bit

Like seeing you happy just makes him so unbelievably happy, he doesn’t know what to do with his emotions, so he might cry from happiness

He’s immediately taking you everywhere that has animals

Animal cafe’s, the zoo, parks and small town cafe’s, literally anywhere that can possibly have animals

He’s even gonna start buying plushies of animals that make you happy just to see you smile

Everything about you makes his heart warm, but seeing you with animals makes his heart melt

He might even go out and buy you a pet after seeing how happy animals make you

Absolutely takes pictures of you interacting with animals so that he can go back and relive the moment when he is away from you

Probably has a whole photo album dedicated to pictures of you with animals

He’s so sweet with all of it too, like he will just let you play with the animal as long as you want to

Even if ya’ll have to be somewhere, he would rather be late and let you have fun than rush you away

There is nothing that makes him happier than seeing you happy

Seeing animals gravitate towards you makes him fall in love with you over and over again

He loves how gentle and sweet you are with them

Such a sweetheart after too like “I think it loves you almost as much as I do”, as he grabs your hand and kisses your cheek

Seungmin

Okay so with Seungmin, he is going to think that his partner being an animal magnet is the most adorable thing in the world

However, he’s not gonna let anyone know that he thinks this

In his head, he is cooing you like crazy like “damn my baby is the cutest”

But visually, he looks indifferent to the whole situation

Like he treats it as if its completely normal, even if its the first time it happens

Though he will take note of the animals that you enjoy the most so that he can eventually buy you a pet for when he is away

But again, he’s not gonna let anyone know how he honestly feels

His heart is honestly exploding at how sweet you are with animals, but he wont show it

At the same time though, like Felix, he also wont rush you away

He will let you take your time with the animal, and will wait patiently till you are ready to move on

Might have a sarcastic comment ready like “are we finally going?”

But you can see in his eyes that his heart is throbbing from what he just witnessed

Secretly takes pictures of you, and secretly has an album, and secretly looks at them when he can’t be with you

Suddenly just shows up with a puppy for you, just because he knows animals make you happy

Also took you to a puppy cafe and took note of the ones that you thought were the cutest

Such a simp (shhh don’t tell anyone)

Like the others, he likes anything that will bring a smile to your face, and he’s willing to go to the ends of the earth just to see you smile

I.N

I.N will genuinely be confused

Like he’ll think it’s cute, but at the same time, he’ll be like why are you playing with random animals?

Might get a little worried that you would get sick, but still lets you play with the animals

If the two of you have somewhere to be, he wont rush you, but he will remind you that you have somewhere to be

Really just doesn’t know what to do

In all seriousness though, he thinks you are the cutest thing to exist, and seeing you with animals just makes his heart explode from feelings and emotions

Wont have much of a reaction, but he will absolutely talk to Chan about it later

Like tell him what happened and how he felt, and Chan will translate his feelings for him

When it happens again, he’s just gonna look at you with the most loving expression

Takes pictures and shares them with all of his members

“Look how cute y/n is!! This cat just kinda came up to her and started rubbing up against their legs”

The worst lovesick expression on his face looking at the pictures

Once he has a better understanding of his feelings, he’s gonna start taking you to places that are popular with animals

Loves how you always get so excited to see animals

Like if they catch you by surprise, and you finally see them like “Hi little one, where did you come from?” His heart is beating out of his chest

Just the absolute cutest thing to him

He’s so down bad for you as is, but this makes it even worse lol

He’s just so in love, and just loves seeing you happy

#lunars alternate reality #lunars dimension #lunars love #skz fluff #skz imagines #skz scenarios #skz stay #skz x reader #stray kids #stray kids fluff #stray kids x y/n #stray kids scenarios #bang chan stray kids #lee know stray kids #changbin stray kids #hyunjin stray kids #han stray kids #felix stray kids #seungmin stray kids #yang jeongin stray kids #skz #skz headcanons #stray kids headcanons #stray kids #stray kids imagines #stray kids soft hours #skz soft thoughts #skz soft hours

[linonyang]

BF!SKZ WHEN YOU ARE IN STUDY MODE [hyung line]

read maknae line version here

pairings: hyung line x gender-neutral!reader (written separately per member)

genre: fluff, very light angst, college au

warning: mentions of food and insects

word count: 1.6k words (390-400 words per member)

tag list: @awooghan​​ @hwangsify​​ @xiaoderrrr​ @cosmic-railwayxo​​​

note: i impulsively wrote this since i am on the brink of getting insane bc of this one project i have... so don’t mind me /hj i’ll probably write the second part/maknae line next week when i am done with the mentioned project lol i hope you enjoy this short hc!

© linonyang - all rights reserved. please do not copy, translate, modify, repost, or claim as yours.

☆ CHAN

since he’s a guy who loves to stay awake all night, it’s no problem for him to join your cramming and procrastinating in projects and exams!

if not, he might be the little devil on your shoulder to stay awake with him, instead of the other way around (which was the original plan) :p 

he’ll do everything to not make your eyes close in the study hall!!!

if you’re into coffee, he’ll bring you a cup of coffee of the biggest size from your favorite cafe nearby

or if you’re feeling like eating something sweet to spike up your sugar a little bit, he might buy all of your favorite candies and desserts (including your favorite cakes and pastries) in small portions

so you can have a little bit of everything :>

chan will instantly embrace you if you’re on the brink of breaking down

you can cry on his shoulder (literally) and have him as your pillow whenever you want to give yourself short breaks after long hours of studying

and he’ll never tell this to you: he really enjoys you staying beside him when you guys do your own things

he just finds it comforting‌…

he loves how you don’t feel bothered when there’s someone beside you (him) when you usually prefer to study alone on a normal day

it’s like he’s an exception, he really loves the idea of it :* he loves to joke that you’re so down bad for him! (let’s be real, he’s not lying </3)

so you don’t have to stress out all on your own, chan’s there with you to feel less pressured and worried about your incoming exams and deadlines!

when chan notices that trouble is slowly surfacing on your face, he’ll talk to you a bit to lower your anxiety

he really doesn’t want you to feel very stressed!!!! he hates seeing any negative expression on your face!!!

he’ll feel sad too when you feel sad :((( 

being the knight in shining armor, as usual, he’s willing to bring you home whenever you feel like doing so <3

(and you can’t stop him from doing that, he wouldn’t be able to sleep at night without knowing that you arrived safely at your home or dormitory!)

chan will definitely send a message that you should not extend your studying at home because you did a lot already when you were with him!

☆ MINHO

minho will probably do everything to make you consider studying in his home

so you can not drown in instant food and fast food and have delicious meals cooked by him from time to time instead <33

also, his cats!!!!!!!

he’ll probably bring soonie, doongie, and dori near you so you can have some comfort whenever he’s not in the room with you, whenever he has to cook, take a shower, and all that jazz

and the three cats seem to make your day every time

it’s like minho communicated with them beforehand about how can you study healthily

when you’re sitting and reading the papers on the desk for too long, one cat will block your way and sit on the papers and books

then another will jump on your lap and ask for your love and affection (just begging you to pet them :D)

and one will constantly meow behind you, already on the bed, so you can take a good nap

when you do get to nap with all of minho’s cats on his bed, he always arrives at the wrong time, apparently

you’re asleep! but he cannot help but feel butterflies in his stomach because you look so cute napping with his beloved kitties :’>

as you instructed him before, he’ll wake you up once you reach your time limit

then he’ll join you to study once you’re back at his desk! :D

minho will definitely pet the cats beside you when you’re endlessly typing on your laptop

just so he can look after you because he does not want you to lose track of his so-called “healthy study session” for you

he’ll definitely scold you when he’ll hear your stomach growling in the middle of the night

because “how can you study with no source of energy?!?!”

he always reminds you to not overwork and don’t pass your limits

when you want to take a longer snooze (especially when it shows from your constant yawning and eye rubbing), he will not hesitate to bring all of your materials to the couch outside of his room

and drag you to his bed!!!!! so he can cuddle you all night and whisper all of his manifestations for your good results in school!!! he believes you will ace the exam, and you did so perfectly in all of your tasks!!!

☆ CHANGBIN

this guy…

oh when you ask him to accompany you to the library

he’ll drop all of his things and find you in an instant!

changbin will take your studies seriously as if he’s the one studying :p 

a strict but loving kinda person

he’ll not hesitate to scold you if he sees you sidetracking! lmao </3

but he wouldn’t do that when he knows you’re taking a break

when you feel a little disoriented or frustrated, changbin will give you energy with his powerful hugs!

“my hugs are proven to give you a better mood and more motivation to do whatever you want!!!”

“what if i don’t want to study anymore?”

“that is not included, alright?!”

(he didn’t lie about his hugs making you feel better and energetic again tho ;D there was an immediate effect right when he hugged you tightly for a solid minute)

he does serve as a distraction sometimes because he will lovingly stare at you when he’s at the peak of feeling bored

but when he is dealing with something, changbin will unintentionally bother you by making noises

in conclusion, he gives you a realistic feel of what being a student is

it makes you reassured‌… that how you’re facing academics is considerably normal?

even if changbin did promise you he’ll make sure you’re doing well, it seems like he’s the one who needs some guidance

when he’s aware that he’s not tracking you that frequently anymore, he stops what he’s doing and goes back to staring at you with heart eyes

“how are you doing?” and some good sliding of his water jug on the table to you because you can’t be dehydrated!

he steals your notebook of reminders and asks you if any of the pending deadlines and exams listed should be crossed out already

changbin will drag you out of the library when you have crossed enough pending tasks in your notebook! and take you on a scrumptious dinner date because he knows you deserve it for all the work you’ve done :>

will always pay for your dinner, even if you’re willing to pay

and will probably baby you when he discovers you finished all of your work

“aww let’s order another plate of that food we ordered! you need more good food after that exhausting study time!”

“but my stomach is full already, binnie </3”

☆ HYUNJIN

hyunjin is one worried baby when you tell him you’re in “super study mode”

you refuse to believe that your boyfriend is behaving like a mother

he will visit you and shower you with so much love

it’s like… he wants to lessen your worries :’<

he is willing to do all the chores so you can study without interruptions!!! 

he is also willing to feed you so you don’t have to get out of your seat!!!

hyunjin will always be on the go when you need something

his hugs and kisses? he will drag you to your bed and give you some!

his words of encouragement? he has prepared a long list in his head to give you more determination to finish your work!

will never get out of mom mode until you’re done

whenever you update him on your progress, he always congratulates you as if you won a life-changing award

“i am so proud of you!! :DDD” and clapping loudly

that’s because he knows how grueling studying is, and you should be congratulated for being hardworking

he loves to see you snort and laugh at his antics, even if they’re very exaggerated

and he moves and acts exaggeratingly just so you don’t have any direct source of the negative atmosphere

when he notices that you’re slowly sighing heavier than the previous one, he rushes to your side and looks after you literally

he will endlessly peck your face and stroke your hands with his thumbs

“you are doing so well! don’t say that you barely did anything today! you did so much already and i saw all of it!”

if hyunjin thinks you’ve done so much already, he’ll tell you to stop and invite you to take a walk outside with him

it’s a win-win situation because you get to relax by looking at the view of the park and hyunjin can capture beautiful photos and find inspiration for his paintings :DDD 

plus, that’s the perfect time for hyunjin to lighten up your mood

“i already washed your toilet btw, i saw a cockroach walk towards me while i was scrubbing! ugh, worst experience ever!”

“what did you do?”

“i hit it with a toilet scrubber too lightly, it was still alive so i ran out of the bathroom for a bit :’D heh”

“where the cockroach went to then?!?! i don’t want cockroaches in my home?!”

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[aimseytv]

alt stream soonies? :D

i’m so unbelievably tired that i’ll hopefully fall back asleep soon otherwise i’d hop on the alt

#asksey

[odiesbun]

♡...A trip together with them...♡

There may be errors in the text, as my native language is not English. Thank you for your likes and your request!

genre: fluff

warning: References to food, travel, family. A lot of romance. Mention of falling in love.

w.c: 1.8k

a/n: I'm alive. I haven't posted parts since I was sick, but I'm fine now, so I'll try to work again!

♡Chan♡

The most absurd thing about this situation was that your car stalled right in the middle of the road and wasn't even planning to start. Fortunately, Chan managed to park the car on the side of the road and in addition to your boyfriend, you also had Changbin and Han to accompany you on your trip.

The men went around to the front of the car, opening the hood and looking smartly at the insides of the car.

- „Apparently the car had overheated in the sun.“ - Changbin finally summed up, shrugging his shoulders and closing the hood. All four of you, including you who tried to help, didn't see any visible breakdown, so maybe Changbin was right.

- „No surprise there. In this heat, even I'm about to overheat.“ - Han wiped the sweat from his forehead, waving his hands over his face to make his time in this heat somehow easier.

- „We'll have to wait until tonight for the car to cool down so we can go home.“ - Chan clasped his hands together, sighing. He realized that at the very least you would not only mate from the heat in the car, but you would starve to death by the time evening arrived. For you only took water bottles, but you all forgot the food.

- „But we can call Minho to pick us up and our car...?“ - You tentatively suggested, arching an eyebrow.

- „Damn, baby!“ - Chan snapped his fingers. - „You're a genius!“

Then Christopher turned to the younger ones, with a proud and confident look, asking them not to empty their phones, but to try to call Minho, or at least someone in the group, to pick you up.

♡Lee Know♡

You paused in the aisle with a surprised look on your face, eyebrows raised, watching your boyfriend. Around Minho sat his three cats as he struggled to pack another suitcase while three more bags of the same huge size stood near the front door.

- „Minho, I don't think we'll need that much stuff on our honeymoon...“ - You giggled as you walked closer to the guy and helped him button the suitcase. The suitcase took on an oval shape due to too much stuff, but it slammed shut under your pressure, still threatening to open at any moment.

- „You - maybe, but me and my cats need everything.“ - Minho hummed, walking proudly out into the hallway. There were a few more towels and grooming creams on the nightstand, but your suitcases no longer had room, so you just packed it in a bag. Suddenly Minho stopped in the middle of the room with a surprised expression on his face, slowly turning his head in your direction.

- „I remembered that we forgot...“ - He gave out in a serious tone, his face darkening. Your heart skipped a beat, expecting the worst.

- „What?“ - You raised your eyebrows, turning pale.

- „We haven't done the passports for Soonie, Doonie and Dori, so we're not likely to be allowed on the plane with the animals...“ - Lee Know sighed, dropping his hands and raking all the bags into one pile.

It seems your honeymoon will have to be delayed for a few days or months... Or you'll have to leave Minho's cats with his friends or family, but then you'll be back much sooner from your vacation because the guy will miss his cats a lot.

♡Changbin♡

Changbin spread out a beautiful two-color blanket on the grass, a brazier to cook meat(if you are a vegetarian, read: vegetables) and a small but very capacious basket of food. Fireflies flew around you while you stretched another blanket over two tree branches, thus creating your home theater.

Changbin looked back at you, snickering. The idea of going out of town somewhere for an evening picnic was yours, but really, Changbin was totally head over heels and delighted that you read his mind. He carried the thought around for days, but he wasn't going to tell you about it until the weekend when you would both be free.

- „Changbin, have you finished yet?“ - You straightened up, smelling the smells of warming coals and smoky-smoked food. Before you could react in any way, Changbin held out a small piece of food to you on a stick, looking at you with puppy dog eyes.

- „Would you try for me...?“ - He muttered, finding no excuse for what he was doing. You smiled, chewing your food with an intelligent and important look. Then your eyes gleamed and you grinned contentedly.

- „Changbin, you're a born cook!“ - You clapped your hands together, smacking So on the cheek. Changbin blushed, smiling embarrassedly and looking away. - „I didn't know about your culinary talents, bunny~.“

- „Am I really that good? Come on, you're flattering me, baby.“ - Changbin chuckled, wrapping his arms around your waist and looking up at the starry sky. - „It's beautiful.“

- „What?“ - You looked up, not quite sure what you meant.

- „I was originally talking about the starry sky, but now I could say the same thing about you.“

♡Hyunjin♡

You sighed, rubbing your temples. It was very early in the morning, but you and Hyunjin were already on the road, as you had to get to his parents, who lived in another city, by lunchtime. Hyunjin was sleeping peacefully in the passenger seat, but when the car bounced on another bump, Hwang would wake up and look around in surprise, then fall asleep again. This repeated itself time after time as you drove.

Suddenly Hyunjin straightened up again, his spine crunched painfully, and he groaned pitifully and squeezily. His hand reached toward your knee, stroking you gently with his thumb. You shifted your gaze to him with a weary smile.

- „We need to eat. We haven't eaten since this morning“ - He began, combing your hair back to make you more comfortable. You nodded, knowing that Hyunjin was going to offer you something.

- „And what do you suggest?“ - Your fingers drummed on the steering wheel, you sighed. Hyunjin shifted his gaze to the windshield before continuing his train of thought.

- „There will be a small street café not far away. My family and I used to eat here often when we were away from home... This cafe is still in operation, I was so surprised when I heard about it, can you imagine?“ - Hyunjin clapped his eyes enthusiastically, clinging to your hand that was on the steering wheel.

- „Please, I loved that café so much! There are so many memories associated with it, I want another memory associated with you and this train!“ - Hyunjin whimpered childishly, sticking out his lower lip.

Naturally, you agreed, for you were both feeling hungry... Besides, how can you refuse such a nice guy like Hyunjin when he begs you so nicely?

♡Han♡

You ran after each other on the beach, laughing, splashing in the cool water from the sea. You had originally planned to go on vacation to the mountains, but a great, deserted beach came across your path that you couldn't let out of your sight.

- „Hey, that's enough!“ - You covered your face with your hands, running backwards as a hard splash came flying at you from Jisung's side. You shrieked, momentarily on the beach. - „I'm not going to unpack my suitcases of spare clothes to change into if you throw water on me!“

- „Oh, come on~. Come here, I won't do anything wrong.“ - Jisung slyly beckoned you with his hand, squinting. As you stepped back into the water, he tapped his hand sharply on the water again, sending tons of splashes in your direction.

♡♡♡

In the evening you were still on the beach, but now you were sitting on the beach, wrapped in a towel and watching the sunset. You were both soaking wet, but you were in love and happy. Jisung fumbled with your hand, intertwining your fingers and then gently kissing your knuckles.

- „You know, I'd like to do this day again sometime...“ - Jisung smiled, moving his gaze to you with loving eyes. - „Because with you I truly feel happy.“

- „Of course you do. I love you so much, Jisung.“ - You smiled, blissfully covering your eyes. Han threw a towel over your shoulders, leaning closer and touching his lips to yours.

- „I love you too, Y/n.“

♡Felix♡

Felix ran enthusiastically from side to side, telling you about every object in Australia he knew well or not so well, while you barely had time to open your mouth to say anything. Initially it was just a nice walk, during which you caught a cab to the other side of town and you casually said that you'd be quite interested if Felix told you a little about his town... But Felix gave you a full-fledged tour.

- „Wow.“ - You grinned as you climbed the massive steps up, barely keeping up with your boyfriend. - „You know absolutely everything here, even where what stone lay?“

- „Yeah“ - Felix chuckled, smiling. He waited until you reached it, and then he took your hand, and now you were walking together, holding hands. - „When I was a kid, I looked around every corner. It's changed a little while I was away...“

- „You bet it has. You haven't been in this neighborhood in about five years, have you?“ - A purring cat strode next to your feet, making you smile.

- „More... I guess I haven't been here in about seven years? Yes, seven...“ - He breathed in the warm air, spreading his arms out in the sun as if to warm himself. You giggled, hugging Felix from behind and tucking your nose into his back.

- „I'm glad you gave me a little tour of the neighborhood“ - You smiled. Felix turned his head toward you, completely relaxed not only from the sun, but also from your embrace.

- „We've got two whole weeks of vacation ahead of us, so I'll give you a tour of all the parts of Australia I've been to.“ - He rolled over to you with his whole body, gently kissing the corner of your lips, and then ruffling your hair, pulling you along again, completely happy.

Isn't that happiness?

♡Seungmin♡

You, Seungmin, and Jeongin have been driving around the city at night for hours with loud music, making for a kind of evening of pleasure and karaoke. Hiring a car for the evening and taking a breeze ride in and around the city was your best decision.

You stuck your hand out the ajar car window, catching the cool breeze as you drove past an illuminated lake on the edge of town. The same song spun on your car stereo on repeat, making you cringe at the chorus each time, singing along. Jeoning sat in the back, while you and Seungmin sat in the front.

- „Beautiful...“ - Jeoning nodded his head enthusiastically, smiling. He almost clung to the window, gasping and watching the beautiful lanterns that illuminated the space around you. Seungmin hummed, pushing the gas pedal in so you could accelerate a little, overtaking the stranger's car in front of you.

- „I can't stop falling in love with you“ - Seungmin chanted, his fingers drumming on the steering wheel. You giggled as you translated your crush on him, realizing that Seungmin was looking at you, too.

It was then that Seungmin realized he was in love with you. It was that night that you both realized that you were bound by destiny to each other.

(The song that was playing in your car - I Can't Stop by I.N and Seungmin)

♡Jeongin♡

Going by car to the other side of the country was not the best decision, but you realized it only in the process of the trip, when you were already hundreds or even thousands of miles away from home. The beautiful evening had long since changed to night, you were both tired and sleepy. On top of that, your bones were terribly stiff, and you didn't really want to stop in the middle of a dark field or forest to stretch your legs.

- „If you want, you can get in the backseat to sleep. You need your sleep, and I can tell you're tired.“ - In the silence, in which only the muffled sound of the car engine could be heard, Jeongin said.

- „Well... But... It's harder for you, you're driving. You should get some sleep, too.“ - You yawned, then smiled innocently. Jeongin smiled, too.

- „Yes, all right. I'll stop somewhere secluded so we can get some sleep.“

After a while, the guy pulled over on the side of the road. You pulled out the seats and spread out the blankets and pillows before you both snuggled up in the car. You lay together for a while before Jeongin gently touched your face with his palm.

- „You know, I'm the happiest person in the world right now. Because you're next to me.“ - Jeongin leaned gently toward you, kissing your forehead. - „Sleep, baby.“

#kpop #odiesbun #reactions #stray kids smut #stray kids reaction #stray kids imagines #stray kids reactions #stray kids reactions #stray kids #skz bang chan #bang chan #minho #lee know #changbin #seo changbin #hyunjin #hwang hyunjin #han jisung #kim seungmin #i.n #yang jeongin

[lovingmny]

cuddles & boba dates

🍓 pairing: lee minho x reader

🍒 genre: fluff

🍉 synopsis: you get home from an exhausting day at work and your boyfriend knows what you like and what makes you feel better.

❣️ warning: kissing, mention of makeout session, lmk if i missed any!

🎈a/n; i don’t see enough lino fluff!! enjoy❤️

m.list

You were drained from your day at work, stepping into your shared apartment, you plopped straight down on the bed.

Today was so annoying. you worked at a convenience store, which meant that you were dealing different people all day. some were nice, some were annoying, some were disgusting.

Everyday you just want to quit more & more (a/n : twice reference :D) but you can’t, so you just have to think about the money you get, thinking it’ll be over in a bit.

You were brought back to reality when long, cold hands snaked your waist.

‘you’re home’ you heard him mutter, barely even loud enough to hear.

That was him. The love of your life. The one you were gonna marry.

When you met Minho, you didn’t click instantly. It was like a rollercoaster, bunch of arguments, bunch of nice moments. But one day you discovered that he also was a lover of cats, even owning 3 of them. That was when you decided that you’re gonna marry him.

Cats were a big part of your life. They made you feel safe, in your own fantasies, completely ignoring the outside world with their purrs and meows.

You snapped back to reality from a slight thirsty bite to your neck. That was him.

Minho didn’t have many days off hence his busy schedule, but still daily made time for you: That was one of the things you loved about him. He was considerate and always made sure to include you in his plans.

Soonie, one of his cats, snuggled against your neck slightly. A small groan could be heard from Minho’s mouth. It was full of jealousy.

‘See, he loves you. You probably love him more than me.’ He groaned in annoyance, announcing his jealousy and frustration with an eyeroll.

You planted a small peck onto his lips to hopefully present your answer. He extended the kiss by deepening it which eventually left you both with massy hair and puffy lips.

I love him. you thought silently.

🌹 a/n: this fic was delayed for so long and never finished but i finally finished it! tell me how you liked it in the comments <3 reblogs and requested are highly appreciated !❤️ hope you enjoyed!

#kpop imagines #kpop #skz imagines #kpop fluff #skz fluff #lovingmny #leeknow #leeknow fluff #leeknow skz #leeknow straykids #leeknow scenarios #stray kids lino #skz lino #lino skz #lino fluff #shu porang porang linos #rino skz

[seospicybin]

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

And happy Alentine's Ay to to anyone who didn't get any V or D on this special day. Eitherway, I have just the 8 fics to make your heart fluttering. (Also, as an effort to beat the allegations that I only write sad fics!)

I curated a playlist of my favorite love songs here 💘

THINNING. Bangchan x reader. (s,f)

It's a classic friends-to-lovers. I surprised myself because I personally thought Chan wouldn't fit that trope. Why? Because I would catch feelings right away without being his friend first. fyi, this fic is inspired by a Reddit thread.

Fave quote: "But people oftentimes hide behind the 'actions speak louder than words' and that makes them okay with love left unsaid. No one is a mind reader. If you love someone, they want you to verbalize how you feel. This is real life, not a chess game."

PEACH. Lee Know x reader. (s, a whole lot of f)

The idea was born from the fact that Minho likes strange smells (e.g gasoline, concrete, etc) and he likes them because they hold certain memories for him. It's a one-shot with a sprinkle of breeding kink. One of my favorite old works of mine and there's a cameo from Soonie.

Fave quote: “You are one ripe, juicy peach,” he said against your lips, “and everybody wants a taste.”

PIED PIPER. Changbin x reader. (s,f)

I think I created a dangerous Changbin in this fic but do I regret it? Not at all. Think of campus bad boy Changbin who knows how to seduce you just right. Seductive and a little messy, just how I like it.

Fave quote: "One more look in the mirror and he gets the assurance that he doesn't need to be insecure about his body, he knows he'll never fit into everyone's standard but he feels good about himself. That's why girls are crazy for him. He is so sure of himself and it shows."

ONE DANCE. Hyunjin x reader. (s,f)

I never wrote a fic this fast. It's smut with a simple plot and not going to lie, I loved it so much. I'm writing the full fic on this from the mc pov, hope I'll be able to release it soon. And oh I recommend listening to Frank Ocean's Pyramid as you read it.

Fave quote: "His worry replaced with the guilt of ever doubting your feelings for him, but on top of that, he feels the happiest to know that you are his. He's indeed so lucky to have your love for free."

DOTING. Han x reader. (s,f)

It's dorky, awkward, and bizarrely cute (?) I got inspired by an episode of Black Mirror that I come back to from time to time. I promise you it has no grim ending, but you'll learn a lot of new random facts from reading it.

Fave quote: "If humans truly are made of star stuff, he believes you are made from the brightest star in the universe because he refuses to believe that he is made of the same thing. As he stares at your body he changes his mind almost immediately, he believes you are made of outer space and he wants to explore."

GODSPEED. Felix x reader. (s,f,a)

It tells about a relationship that forces one to be out of its comfort zone. I tried to capture every bit of Felix in it and it's my favorite Felix fic second close to Twin Flame. I know there's angst in it but trust me, the pain is worth it in the end.

Fave quote: "You can’t stay stagnant in a relationship just because it feels comfortable. You were too comfortable and that was why the space scared you both."

ONE PROPOSITION. Seungmin x reader. (s,f)

Do you also think that love is just... yuck??? If yes, then let Seungmin change your mind. It's cute but not on the cringe side (or I hope so) it's rom-com worthy and Seungmin is so Seungmin in it with his square shoulders and he's a good kisser and and and...

Fave quote: "Love is some hocus pocus shit, got you completely bewitched."

MILK. I.N x reader. (s,f)

Just like the title itself, a love story that is so simple and sweet. It doesn't have, let's say, 'the happiest of ending' but I like it how it is. A love that asks nothing, it's as pure as milk.

Fave quote: "They remind me that there are still some innocence and purity in this world. And the way they see the world with so much curiosity and full of wonder, I wish I could relive that again,” he said with a sigh.

“To experience everything for the first time all over again,” you added while looking up at the blue sky."

-

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Remember that the greatest love of all is the love you have for yourself, or that's what the one Celine Dion song taught me. ily 🤟🏻💘

#stray kids smut #skz smut #skz x reader #stray kids imagines #stray kids scenarios #skz fics #skz fanfics #seospicy smuts #seospicy smut recs

[minnieminss]

JEWELS WITHIN; a wolf story pt.1

Part 2

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summary: after being rejected by his mother at birth and parents being killed by hunters, soonyoung is faced with the responsibility of raising his little sister alone… until he finds you.

warnings: werewolf au, cursing, cold!soonyoung (except to Hana), character death (not in detail), I think that’s it? If there’s anything else please let me know!!

Note: not completely proof read, this is my first story on tumblr ( and first wolf story ) so this might be kinda rushed and I apologize for that 😭 hopefully this will reach people and will enjoy it :D

Another note: theres mainly only third person pov in this chapter and this is more of an introduction of what happened in the past. (Bold text is for when someone else is speaking in wolf form/time skips, italic is for soonyoung thinking to himself, bold italic is for “alpha tone”)

“Wake up!” A small voice says as soonyoung groans turning his back towards the voice. “Go back to sleep Hana, it’s to early for your screaming.” The dark haired boy says covering his eyes with his arms trying to doze back into slumber.

Keyword: trying

“But it’s my birthday! I’m six! You have to wake up…” Hana says shaking the older boy who pushes her tiny hand away with a soft groan and slowly gets up from his spot. “It’s your birthday huh? Pretty sure it was last year.” He says jokingly, looking at her with a small smile on his face.

“Birthday’s are each year soonie… and today is mine!” She says excitedly clapping her hands jumping up and down from where she’s standing. “Alright alright calm down, let’s get you some food then shall we?” The boy says standing up and stretching before making his way out their shelter of the night to get Hana’s food ready.

—

Six years he’s been alone, six years he’s been raising a child that shouldn’t even have to live the way they do now… he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t sick of it.

Don’t get him wrong, he loves his sister and would quite literally do anything for her, even if it means sacrificing himself for her to keep going, but sometimes he asks himself… “what would it be like if we didn’t have to be rogues?” Or “what kind of happy family would we have if mother hadn’t rejected me” and “how would it be if our parents weren’t murdered?” things like this keep him up at night. Soonyoung had been out on his own between the ages 13 and 17, despite his mother not caring for him his father on the other hand still loved him with everything he had in him.

when soonyoung was only 13, his father secretly picked him up from the teens shelter his mother had put him in and made a place for him inside the couples home so could take care of him without his mate knowing.

He made sure that the room he put the younger boy in could block out any smells that his mother would pick up and surprisingly, his father was successful in keeping his son with him for a majority of 7 years, teaching him to become strong and independent as he’d learn how to shift into wolf form some time ago, also being taught when and how to deal with the heat cycle and about finding his mate.

6 years ago

Recently soonyoung has been feeling odd about something within the home, so he decided to ask his father about what it is and why he’s feeling it.

“H-Hey dad?” He said to the man sitting across from him eating dinner In the little room they were inside of. “Yes hoshi?” His dad answered using the nickname he had given him. “I-I have this… feeling? I-I don’t know what it is but maybe you’d know?” He said watching his father grow a smile and turning into the chair to face him.

“I do know what it is, you’re a very smart boy soon, I’m proud you picked it up” jeongsoo started chuckling lighting making soonyoung confused. “Your mother is pregnant, soonyoung.”

Soonyoung was shocked when his father told him his parents are expecting to say the least, he felt his heartbeat in his head and was almost positive his father heard it too, was it nervousness? No, of course not, but in all honesty he was a little upset… okay maybe he was really upset but he wouldn’t take it out on the baby. Never.

“She’s pregnant?! She can’t even accept her first born more so look at me, why would this happen again?” He said getting up from his seat on the bed and leaving the room where his father looked at him and left him alone.

—

Soonyoung ran in his wolf form and went to the only place he knew was safe to think about what he was just told.

Pregnant? The woman can’t even come near her son for fucks sake, maybe she changed? I doubt it though… it just doesn’t make sense,

Does the moon goddess have something against me? I hope not. There’s 9 months left though, who knows if she’ll reject the child or not.

While soonyoung sat alone in the grass filled field, he smelled a familiar scent and chuckled lightly.

“Why did you come after me.” He said in a bit of spite. “Don’t catch a tone with me boy.” His father said looking at him with eyes that basically said “don’t try it” I know you’re upset but no need to be disrespectful.” He said in a scolding tone. “Sorry, I just don’t really know how to react right now.” He said scrunching his eyebrows and looking over to where his father sits in his wolf form as well.

“Listen soonyoung, I know this is a lot to take in, I know how you feel.”

“My mother rejected me when I was born as well, didn’t want a thing to do with me… so when your mother did the same to you I was devastated. But I still did everything I could to be in your life despite that, your grandfather could’ve cared less to watch over me like I do for you.”

“Does mom know that you were rejec-“ “No.”

Silence fell over the two for some time.

“Your mother came from a well supported pack, while as I… came from a pack where we had to fight continuously. For our will to live, it wasn’t easy but we made it through.” Jeongsoo said choking up a bit but keeping his composure.

“Dad.. I’m sorr-“ “no need to be son, the reason I’m telling you this is so you know you’re not alone, I’ve been there where you sit and grew up to be who I am today.” He said turning towards his son who had tears filling his eyes. “Don’t cry, save them for when you truly need them.” He said nuzzling his nose into his sons cheek.

“Dad I’m to old for that” soonyoung said laughing. “You’ll always be my pup whether you like it or not.” Jeongsoo said doing his nuzzle a bit more harder and the two then started play fighting while the moon shined so bright.

—

over the 9 months the boy was mentally preparing his introduction when he would meet his sister… little did he know that more than an introduction would be something he needs to prepare for.

The day had finally came when his sister would be coming into the world and he was actually excited, his father would show him ultrasound photos so that he’d some way feel included as well, even if it was from afar.

5 hours later.

Soonyoung was sitting down on the cold rug in his “room” eating a snack he had gotten while he snuck out and heard the door open with the noise of a baby crying filled his ears. The boys eyes lit up and quickly finished what he was eating, waiting for his father to introduce him to his sister… and when he did soonyoung was thankful his father told him to save his tears for something else, In other words.

A very special moment.

“Isn’t she adorable hoshi? She looks just like you when you were a baby!” Jeongsoo exclaimed with joy over his face, watching his son hold his sister with a huge smile.

“I love her, what’s her name?” Soonyoung said with a big grin and looked up to his father while rocking his sister who stopped crying. “We actually haven’t thought of a name yet, we’re still deciding.” Jeongsoo said with a nod. “Oh okay! Where’s mom? I’m surprised she’s not wondering where you are” “she’s upstairs resting, I’ve told her to do so and I’ll take care of this little girl for the meantime. In other words give her to you” He said smiling. 

The rest of the evening went smooth while soonyoung bonded with the baby, which by the way- never cried unless she was hungry, tired, or taken away from her brother which shocked the boy but made him happy too.

Everything went well for those 4 hours until it was time to wrap up dinner and head to sleep.

-

Soonyoung laid on his bed listening to his mother trying to calm the baby, but to no avail as he knew he was the one who could make her stop crying. He shook his head rolling his eyes as he turns to shut the small lamp next to him.

As he closed his eyes finally in a state of peace, he hears glass break and lots of voices shouting. What the fuck?

He quickly sccuries to his feet and opens the door to find his father with the newborn, a frantic look on his face as he gently shoves the baby into the boys arms. “Dad Whats happening?” “Soonyoung, i want you to leave the house and run as fast as you can. Far as you can, we’re under attack and i know what they want.” Jeongsoo states looking into the boys eyes with red eyes.

“But I don’t understand why are they here so suddenly?!?” He says barley getting his sentence out when a loud pitch scream is heard.

“Dad??!” “Soonyoung, go. Take care of your sister do you hear me? Be happy and protect yourself as I’ve taught you, now go!” Jeongsoo says rushing towards the back door of the home pushing the boy out and soonyoung takes one last look behind him to see his mother for the last time before the door is shut in his face.

“Get the boy and the infant!” He hears…

He starts running.

1 week later

“I never thought I’d see myself having to become a parent so quick” soonyoung says chuckling sadly. “I’m sorry for the life that’s ahead, I promise I’ll always do my best to make you happy, only you.” He says looking down to the baby softly rubbing her cheek. “Dad said you don’t have a name yet so… how about Hana? You like that? Hm?” The baby in question starts smiling showing her cute little dimples making her brother smile too.

“I still wonder how you got dimples, but it doesn’t matter they’re the cutest on you.” He says poking her belly gently. “We have a long journey ahead of us, Hana.” He says sighing.

Present

“Slow down Hana the food won’t run away” the older boy says laughing softly. “But it’s so good! Want some?” She says with her mouth full of food and picks up some of her breakfast (soonyoung had previously hunted the day before) and putting it towards the boy who shakes his head.

“No, I’m fine thank you.” He says smiling softly and takes a moment to look at the trees.

New morning, new day which means they need to start moving from their place. Each day soonyoung’s goal is to get closer and closer into town, he’s been before, of course. But he needs to make a better lifestyle for Hana and himself quick, he refuses his sister living such a cruel life any longer.

“What you looking at?” Hana asks looking at her brother who seems to be in his thoughts. “Soonie?” She says in a high voice, moving to stand up and make her way towards the older boy. “Hoshi!!” She screams making soonyoung flinch and turn around franticly, crouching down and holding her face in his palms.

“What?? Are you okay? What happened?!” He quickly asks. “Nothing! You weren’t responding so I scream!” She says laughing as if she was told the funniest joke on earth. “Well you scared me, anyways are you finished? We should get moving.” He says rolling his eyes and standing back up looking back at the trees again.

“But… soonie you haven’t ate!” She says worriedly with wide eyes. “I’ll be fine Hana don’t worry” He says with an assuring nod. “Let’s get going.” He says taking her hand in his and starting their journey.

-

“Soon, my legs are sleepy.” Hana mumbles but soonyoung can hear it just fine. “I know nana, you wanna get on my back?” He asks and she nods.

He crouches down her height and suddenly hears a crunch in the leaves, thinking it was just his weight that naturally crushed the leaves until he heard it again.

“Shit” he mumbles as he looks up to see 3 wolves surrounding them with red eyes. “Hoshi what happening?” Hana asks as soonyoung holds her close to his side and eyes turning red when he hears loud howling.

“Soonyoung I’m scared!” Hana whimpers. “Shh” he says quietly. “Hana cover your eyes.” “No! I’m scared!” “I won’t let anything happen to you just close your eyes!” He yells making Hana flinch and slowly cover her eyes and starts crying quietly.

Soonyoung steps a little further away from hana and shifts into his wolf. Stepping in-front of her protectively and growling lowly to the other wolves who had stood before them.

“What are rogues like yourself doing in my territory, you shouldn’t be here.” The wolf in the middle who soonyoung assumed was the alpha said lowly. “I didn’t know this was your territory, let alone one at all. You should have better guards cause clearly they don’t do their fucking job.” Soonyoung said matching the alphas tone.

Surprisingly the other two wolfs looked amused. “Woah he talked back to Joshua, this is interesting” one of the wolfs said making the wolf supposedly named Joshua growl at them. “You need to leave before things get ugly and I don’t think you want that.” He said nodding over the the little girl who’s still crying making soonyoung move his leg to further more cover Hana.

“We’ll leave.” Soonyoung says sharply, laying down so hana can get on his back and walking another direction.

“Wait!” One of the wolfs ran up to him and he instinctively got into a defense position. “Calm down dude, I just wanted to say.” The wolf looks at the other two before back at soonyoung. “You two should come with us, for the night, it’s getting late and cold so you guys can stay at our home until morning.” “What?” Joshua says angrily. “I’m aria by the way!” She says running back towards the other wolf.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Soonyoung says. “We’re on your territory” “yes but-“ “ he’s right aria, and you can’t just invite some rogue with a child into our pack house are you crazy?!” Joshua spits. “Maybe I am, but I’ve been in their position at one point in my life and so have you, so have some fucking decency for once and let them stay with us!” Aria says.

“Fine, but for one night only.” He says turning back to glare at soonyoung who glares back instantly.

This is not how soonyoung wanted to enjoy Hana’s birthday.

#seventeen #kwon soonyoung #seventeen hoshi #svt hoshi #hoshi #soonyoung au #soonyoung x reader #seventeen soonyoung #werewolf au #hoshi fic #hoshi oneshot #hoshi au #hoshi scenarios #svt fanfic #svt scenarios #hoshi imagines #soonyoung imagines #hoshi x reader

[pieflavoredartz]

did a auick a quick edit of trish bc imma draw her soonie 🍄🍄

( CLICK UNDA DA CUT FOR A LIK RAMBLE ‼️)

so i rrly liked how these eyes looked in this image, like how it whent from green to cool green ta brown, THIS is a perfect ref of her eyes in my hc! :] tho i do dot eyes so yall wont see em awww :[

she aslo has braces in my hc bc.. braces r cool yes yes n her hair is in a frohawk!! big ol pink hair n frekles like a certain smby mhm hmh but ye! ranble panble ova‼️‼️ d(-_^)

#i rrly like how it came out soooi im postin it here! #AGAIN ITS QUICK SO ITS NOT THE USUALL AUGHHH #BUT YEE HEHE #trish una #jjba #jojos bizarre adventure #jjba vento auero #jjba edit #okok not that much tags #…. #blacktober #OK DONE #call me back

[enderisc00l]

heres my TDAC(The Amazing Digital Circus) OC Soony :D this is the first oc i slightly put effort into and i absolutely love them and i needed to share them with the world. enjoy!! :3

#amazing digital circus #tadc fanart #the amazing digital circus #tdac #tdac oc

[cynical-cemeteries]

@mahiru-no and @soony-survived did their own versions of this so i wanna do my own too!!

there's so many on here omg......

my distinct moments are when:

i first met laphlaes back in normal mode and saw him on the screen. and just Immediately knew. i would be obsessed with him

i got prompted to pick my first contract hero and my gay ass picked lairei Without Hesitation

adding onto the last one. when i finished my contract with lairei on the last day of school all the way back in sophomore year

my monarch and mei ling first met and fram thought mei ling had a crush on her and i looked at my screen like "GAY PEOPLE IN THIS GAME????"

meeting rosanna and being like "omg a little pirate"

i found those concept board screenshots of rashad and came here to basically ask "who is this fine ass man." and then became obsessed with him

someone on here posted that concept art of bianca and phrased it like she was a guy with a pretty name and a lot of us were like "ROSANNA HAS A GRANDSON???" but she was actually a fine ass woman

i saved up enough renown to get e. laph and was excited for a whole week

i finally found a way to find fanart through korean fans on twitter and had a FIELD DAY

the official blog dropped a whole bunch of themed collections of artwork and i proceeded to have Another field day. i downloaded every single one of those pictures btw.

rashad got announced for recruitment on july 1st, 2021

i got to hard mode and saw the variations of laphlaes, lucilicca, and lairei. proceeded to go insane.

bianca got announced for recruitment on august 1st, 2021

the whole nerfing situation happened with d. joshua

i met the far east trio and fell for all 3 of them

laphlaes got his first outfit and all of tumblr just EXPLODED

solphi and alev got their first outfits and all of tumblr exploded AGAIN because of the gay ass implications

i got to meet syphfride in extreme mode and got super happy. but then it was only two stages. and i got super confused

the december 2021 holiday illustration dropped and i finally had official art crumbs of rashad and bianca

the war of the tyrants story mode got announced in march of 2022 and i proceeded to go insane

that visual for the first 4 WoT hero appearances dropped on the anniversary stream,, and i looked at raligon and felt myself becoming obsessed with another blorbo

the lairei midnight edition concept art was shown on that same stream and i could not stop thinking about it

i opened the tag and saw two screenshots of raligon's story poses from chapter 2 and i was like "OMG HES SOOOO CUTEEJSKJHDKJSAHFKJDF"

i finally got more lore on brandon and he helped me realize how much i connect with him

the official blog dropped an english translation on brandon's letter to raligon and branrali nation finally had some fucking food to munch on

w. rosanna FINALLY got announced for recruitment back in like august of 2022 but she was $45 and i proceeded to have the worst day of my entire life ever

the commander class happened. (derogatory)

#lord of heroes #loh #THATS A LOT GOOD LORD #i rb'd other two versions and said i would do some negatives but it was like. two things. i lied actually #i was going through my camera roll album for the game and was going down memory lane #this was actually a lot of fun to think about #i can like look at certain sections in there and remember exactly what i was doing when it got added #this was really fun!! i like this idea a lot #the memories of tumblr loh fandom......i will cherish them

[tasteracha]

noooooo you can have soonie doongie dori >:) Luna is miiiiinee >:(

or we could co-parent :D

not me not answering im so sorry wah

i will gladly coparent with you hehehe

#📙 anon <3 #💌 — anny’s mail

[quokki]

oh ale i saw your post abt the bias thing so pls allow me to hop in 🥺👉👈

i've been biasing minho since mid-2018 and to this day i'm still so smitten with everything he does... i also really see myself in the way he is around his friends, acting like a tsundere but we all know he'd actually commit murder for them 😔💞 the way his nose crinkles and the way he leans forward when he laughs, the way he's so quick and sharp with his witty responses, the way he takes such good care of soonie, doongie, & dori.... ale he's the perfect man i swear 😭😭😭💘💕💝

and the way he dances. god. he really pours his everything into every choreography, into every move..... he is so mesmerizing to watch, the way he flawlessly makes every choreography his, the way he helps the others out when they're stuck on certain moves too 😔💘

i could go on for hours honestly... i'm just so eternally grateful to be alive at the same time as this beautiful human being

now for a little gif spam bc he is perfect 💛🌻✨

omg i love how u added gifs!!! thats so fun :D

oooh you've been into them for a long time then!!!

"the way his nose crinkles and the way he leans forward when he laughs" it's so cute how u notice these! 💖💖💖

"ale he's the perfect man i swear 😭😭😭💘💕💝" damn lino

i got some pics for you!!

send me a love letter about your bias 💌💌💌

#answered #bias love letter #long post #hi ru!

[local-viviscerator]

Fin})lly, })n })ctu})l respect})ble troll inste})d of some cullb})it rolepl})yer. It's been such }) h})ssle to find decent trolls on this webscythe.

You work for the empire! I'm gl})d to see it. M})y I request the specifics of your job? Wh})t's it like out there in sp})ce? I'd like to know wh})t I should be expecting. I'm ne})ring b})nishment })ge })nd I })m so excited for wh})t lies })he})d.

Ma'ami! iti is a pleasure to helpi you, I dounti you'll have the same jobi as me buti I'll explaini

Vivisceratori deali withi body's, we mostly take their organis fori transplantis, or wheni one of the scientistis don'ti wanna a messi in theiri labi, we do the messier partis of openingi trollis upi andi takingi themi aparti

Space is pretty greati, thingis are very organizedi, you wounti everi deal withi a lowbloodi thati doesn'ti worki fori you, there is less space (heh) theni oni landi, buti everythingi is so organizedi you wouldn'ti notice

Ami excitedi to have you oni boardi sooni youri majesty

#LV talkis #aski boxi #aspirationalarcane

[whileiamdying]

Mississippi Masala: The Ocean of Comings and Goings

By Bilal Qureshi MAY 25, 2022

often remark that my Punjabi parents immigrated to the American South woefully unaware that they’d brought us to a place with an incurable preexisting condition. Racism doesn’t belong exclusively to the South—the former Confederacy—but it was implemented at industrial scale across the region’s economic, political, and cultural life. Alongside this landscape’s sublime natural beauty—rivers, fields, and bayous—sits the history of America’s unsparing brutality against its Black citizens. On the other side of the world, in South Asia, as well as among its global diasporas, anti-Blackness is embedded in ideas of colorism and caste, in tribal imaginaries and policed lines of “suitable” marriages.

The possibility to live—and to love—across racial borders is the theme of Mira Nair’s extraordinarily prescient and sexy second feature film, Mississippi Masala (1991). Three decades later, it speaks to a new generation as groundbreaking filmic heritage—but also with an almost eerie, prophetic wisdom for how to live beyond the confinements of identity and color. Even by today’s standards, the film is a radical triumph of cinematic representation, centering as it does Black and Brown filmmaking, acting, and storytelling. It is also a genre-defying outlier that would likely be as difficult to get financed and produced today as it was then. Part comedy, part drama, rooted in memoir and colonial history, the film that Nair imagined was a low-budget independent one with global settings and ambitions. The notion of representation—perhaps more accurately described as a correction of earlier misrepresentations—wasn’t its point or its currency. Race was its very subject. Nair has said she wanted to confront the “hierarchy of color” in America, India, and East Africa with the film—the kinds of limitations that she had experienced firsthand by living, studying (first sociology, then film), and making documentaries in both India and the United States. In a shift that began with her first feature film, Salaam Bombay! (1988), Nair set out to transform those real-world issues into fictionalized worlds, translating her sociological observations into works suffused with beauty, music, and, in the case of Mississippi Masala, humid sensuality.

Nair first engaged with the questions at the heart of the film when she came to the United States from India to study at Harvard in the mid-1970s. As a new arrival to the country’s color line, she has recalled, both its Black and white communities were accessible to her, and yet she belonged to neither. The experience of being outside that specific American binary would be a formative and fertile site of dislocation for the young filmmaker. Nair trained in documentary under the mentorship of D. A. Pennebaker, among others, and her first films were immersive explorations of questions that haunted her own life. The pangs of exile and homesickness for lost motherlands became the foundation of So Far from India (1983), and the boundaries of “respectability” for women in Indian society the subject of India Cabaret (1985). Salaam Bombay!—made in collaboration with her fellow Indian-born classmate, the photographer and screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala—carried her Direct Cinema training to extraordinary new heights. Working, from a script by Taraporevala, with nonactors on location in the streets of Mumbai, Nair found a filmic language that could merge the rigor of realism with the haunting emotion of fiction. It would become the creative model for Nair and Taraporevala’s translation of the real-life phenomenon of Indian-owned motels in the American South into a spicy cinematic blend of migration, rebellion, and romance.

During research trips across Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina that Nair made in 1989, she discovered that many of the Indian motel owners in the South had come to the United States from Uganda following their expulsion by President Idi Amin in 1972. Ten years after the East African country gained its independence from British rule, Amin had blamed his country’s economic woes on its privileged and financially successful South Asian community. In the racial politics of empire, the British had privileged the Indian workers they had imported to East Africa, creating racial hierarchies Amin now wanted to destroy by way of politicizing race anew. In a line that is repeated in the screenplay, the mission was “Africa for Africans,” and for tens of thousands of Asian families, it was an uprooting and dislocation from which some would never recover.

In Mississippi Masala, the classically trained British Indian actor Roshan Seth plays Jay, the immigrant father who is the focal point of the “past” of the film’s dual narrative, which is beautifully balanced in the way that it interweaves the perspectives of two generations. In the film’s harrowing overture, Jay—along with his wife, Kinnu (Sharmila Tagore), and their daughter, Mina (Sarita Choudhury)—is being forced to flee Kampala, and he laments that it will always be the only home he has known. With stoic reserve, holding back tears, Seth conveys the gravity of the loss, as the camera captures the lush beauty of the family’s garden and the faces of those they must leave behind. Throughout the film, as Kinnu, Tagore—an acclaimed Indian film star and frequent Satyajit Ray collaborator—is a composed counterpoint to Seth’s troubled Jay in her character’s strength and resilience. When the film picks up with the family two decades later, Kinnu is shown managing the family’s liquor store, while an aging Jay writes to petition Uganda’s new government to reclaim his lost property. Nair’s camera pans up from his writing desk to reveal through his window the parking lot of a roadside Mississippi motel. This is where Jay works and exists in a permanent state of nostalgia, until he is jolted awake by Mina’s demands for a home and a life of her own.

Even as Jay dreams in sepia-toned memories, the film itself never descends into saccharine longing or scored sentimentality. The rigor of the research and on-location filmmaking in both Mississippi and Kampala is reflected in an unvarnished and immersive visual style. While Nair herself clearly understood the fabric of the lives of the Gujarati Hindu families she was portraying, she has discussed how Denzel Washington became a critical collaborator in ensuring that southern Black life was rendered with equal attention to detail, cultural specificity, and dignity. The result is a film whose homes and communities are etched with a palpable sense of reality.

All of Mississippi Masala’s disparate threads are bound together by a distinctly sultry southern love story, which naturally remains the best-remembered feature of the film. The meet-cute of Mina and Washington’s character, Demetrius, is quite literally a traffic collision, a not-so-subtle suggestion that, without a bit of movie magic and melodrama, these two southerners might never have been maneuvered into the exchanged numbers and glances, and palpable wanting, that still burn the screen today. The film is fueled by the gorgeousness and megawatt charisma of both its stars, the young Washington paired with Choudhury in a prodigious debut as a woman at the edge of adulthood—her mane of wavy hair, their sweaty night of dancing to Keith Sweat, aimless late-night phone calls, dark skin in white bedsheets, secret meetings, consummated desires.

In the background of the R&B song of young, electric love are the film’s quieter, deeper notes on migration. A string leitmotif by the classical Indian violinist L. Subramaniam recurs whenever the vistas of Lake Victoria across the family’s lost garden in Kampala appear on-screen in brief flashbacks. Nair’s mastery with music has only deepened with time, resulting in films that integrate archival and original music with a free-form alertness that is distinctly her own. Both for the African American people living amid strip malls in the dilapidated neighborhoods of a region to which their ancestors were brought by bondage, and for the Indian families forced by Amin to flee their homes, exile is expressed in stereo. As Jay pines for the country he lost, Demetrius’s brother dreams of visiting Africa and saluting Nelson Mandela—disparate but recognizable longings and family histories shared over a southern barbecue, American bridges.

There wouldn’t be racial borders, however, if they weren’t policed, and the policing authorities here come from across the racial spectrum. When Mina and Demetrius’s relationship is discovered by nosy Indian uncles, those boundaries flare up. From the Black ex-girlfriend who asks why the good Black men can’t date Black women, to the Indian uncles who barge into Demetrius and Mina’s hotel room, to the gossiping aunties who during phone calls mock Mina’s rebellious scandal, there is a veritable chorus of condemnation. It is portrayed with great comedic timing and wit, including from Nair herself, who delivers some of the sharpest lines of disapproval in the role of “Gossip 1.” But the implications of those judgments remain unfunny by design. The film’s remarkable achievement is the way it never buckles under the thematic weight of these uncomfortable truths. Nair always delivers her cerebral punches with a lightness and warmth that are precisely calibrated. These are the markers of a filmmaker in full control of the tone, color, production design, and, always, music to accompany the emotional demands of her material, and that facility has only gotten sharper in such masterpieces as Monsoon Wedding (2001).

Mississippi Masala showed at festivals in late 1991 and was released commercially in American cinemas in February 1992, within weeks of Wayne’s World and Basic Instinct. Working outside Hollywood’s conventions, Nair joined an extraordinary flowering in independent filmmaking that continues to be celebrated. The year 1991 had been a landmark one for Black cinema already, with the release of Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, Mario Van Peebles’s New Jack City, and John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood. Spike Lee’s opus Malcolm X, with Washington in the title role, would be released in the U.S. in late 1992. Nair’s film was shown at the same 1992 Sundance Film Festival at which a landmark panel about LGBTQ representation heralded a movement, named New Queer Cinema by moderator B. Ruby Rich, devoted to reclaiming stories of love and suffering from Hollywood’s gaze. These were parallel currents that echoed larger shifts and openings happening in global culture. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of apartheid in South Africa, India’s economic liberalization, and the rise of a youthful southern Democrat in the U.S. following a decade of Republican rule were stirrings of a new order. The possibilities were being felt all over the world as Nair’s film of southern futures arrived. Described by the New York Times at the time as “sweetly pungent” and by the Washington Post as a “savory multiracial stew,” Mississippi Masala opened in American cinemas to rave, if exoticizing, reviews, less than a decade after Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi and Steven Spielberg’s portrayal of Indian characters eating monkey brains during a ritual dinner in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Realistic international cinema featuring everyday South Asian life—as opposed to the Indian musical tradition or Hollywood’s tropes about foreignness—had almost no precedents or peers at the time. The depiction of South Asian characters as ordinary working-class Americans navigating questions of family, money, and love remains a radical achievement. Mississippi Masala also manages to decenter whiteness altogether. In a film about racial hierarchies, white characters appear only in the background, as the motel guests, patrons, and shopkeepers of Greenwood society. By design, this is first and foremost a film about Mina and Demetrius, and the families and communities that formed them. Despite all the extraordinary accomplishments in the streaming age by the current generation of filmmakers of color, Mississippi Masala’s layered portrayal of race and love still feels unparalleled. To hear its characters speak candidly about the real lines that divide them, and reflect on the costs of crossing those lines, is to recognize the rigorous thinking—and living—that informed the screenplay. Even more disappointing than the lack of contemporary equals to the film, perhaps, are the offscreen parallels in South Asian communities like my own, where colorism and anti-Blackness are stubborn traditions yet to be fully dismantled. Stories of interracial love are still rarely told on-screen, and these relationships—the masala mixes—are still not visible enough to become as normalized as they deserve to be.

One of Nair’s first films, So Far from India, was filmed between New York City and Gujarat. It opens with a folk musician in the streets of Ahmedabad, a sequence that serves as a prelude to the film, about an Indian immigrant and the wife he has left behind. Nair, as narrator, translates his singing about the ocean of comings and goings. With Mississippi Masala, Nair positioned herself as both a great chronicler and a great navigator of that vast ocean of comings and goings. America is one of Nair’s homes, and she has made several films about the immigrant experience there, including her adaptations of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake (2006) and Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). Each has sought to look at the country through the eyes of those usually on the margins in order to dramatize and problematize the idea of the American dream. It is these poetic and cinematic ruminations on identities in flux that feel like her most enduring, almost personal, gifts to hyphenated viewers like myself.

When I was younger, I thought Mississippi Masala embodied Mina’s rebellion, the promise of independence, and the freedom to choose whom and how to love. But now, twenty years after I first saw the film, at university, Jay’s longing for home and his incurable displacement feel equally, achingly resonant. With the limitations of America laid bare by the gift of adulthood, migration is no longer only a hurtling forward toward the rush of freedoms; it is now also the unknowable costs borne by my parents, the homes and selves they left behind.

The film’s closing credits, braiding Jay’s return to Kampala with glimpses of Mina and Demetrius kissing in the warmth of the southern sun, capture Nair’s exquisite feat of balancing—and blending—in Mississippi Masala. For a film traversing so many geographies and registers, there is finally a seamless harmony between father and daughter, between tradition and future, between here and there. As seen anew in restored colors, Mississippi Masala endures not for its spicy and pungent aromas of cultural specificity or representational breakthrough but for this profound commitment to multiplicity. It is a timeless song for and to those who live—and love—in multitudes.

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